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There are approximately 3,968 people named Semple in the UK. That makes it the 2,601th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 63 are named Semple.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Semple surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SEMPLE. Camden says, a corruption of St. Paul, nice Sinclair from St. Clare ; but the Scottish noble family of the name seem to have a different origin. The early charters of the family are granted thus : " Thomas dicto Sympil," " Roberto dicto Sympil," &c. In 0. Scottish sijm;pil,

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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